Wall Street Democrats

While sharing the bed with Wall Street, Democrats manage to criticize Republicans for Wall Street ties.

Talking tough about Wall Street — its role in causing the financial crisis, its links to candidates and its vigorous opposition to the need for stricter government oversight — is a major part of the Democrats' midterm election theme that Republicans want to return to policies that caused the economic mess, said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who heads the House Democrats' campaign efforts.

In California, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has accused Republican Carly Fiorina of behaving like a Wall Street executive when she headed Hewlett-Packard Corp. Democrat Ami Bera hits the Central Valley lawmaker he's trying to unseat, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Gold River), for lobbying for former Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns, which was one of his clients while working for a Washington, D.C., law firm.